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There are two main forms of heroin addiction treatment in Vermont. These include treatment using methadone and treatment using buprenorphine. Each of them have a similar pattern of treatment, but they have different effects on the body. Hence it is important to decide which of these you would want to go in for.

Let us see the relative pros and cons of both these methods of heroin treatment in Vermont.

The methadone treatment has been used for over three decades in centers for addiction treatment in Vermont, exclusively for heroin and other opioid addiction. Methadone is an opioid itself. The main thing that happens when the person is put on a methadone treatment is that the temptation for heroin is reduced. As a result, the patient is able to overcome the heroin requirement for their body. As this temptation reduces, the methadone amount is also slowly reduced.

But methadone is an opioid too. So it can produce withdrawal effects when it is stopped abruptly. For that reason, methadone must be stopped quite gradually. This can only be looked into by a medical practitioner who is experienced in this kind of treatment. It can also fatally interact with other forms of medication that the person may be taking. That is the reason why methadone is always provided in an outpatient basis.

Buprenorphine is also an opioid and it works similar to heroin in allaying the temptation of heroin. But it is not as addictive or as reactive as methadone is, and so can be safely given as outpatient. However, some experts claim buprenorphine is not as effective as methadone.

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